Police arrested a La Habra woman and her two teenage sons earlier this week after the mother was alleged to have intentionally struck a teenage boy with a car before her sons proceeded to beat him, officials said.

Norma Alcazar, 41, along with her two underage sons, were arrested Thursday, Feb. 22 in connection with the alleged attack, which took place about 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21 at Harbor and La Habra boulevards, La Habra police officials said in a written statement.

Officers responded to what was first reported as a traffic collision when they encountered a teenage boy suffering from injuries described as “moderate,” according to the statement. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Detectives say the collision was no accident, police said.

“The driver intentionally struck the juvenile victim with the vehicle,” according to the statement. “Alcazar’s two juvenile sons exited the vehicle after the collision and assaulted the victim.”

Police identified Alcazar and her sons as suspects in the attack and arrested them Thursday afternoon on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, officials said.

Officials released no information Friday regarding the relationship between the suspects and the victim, or regarding a motive for the alleged attack.

Brian Day has covered crime and breaking news for the Southern California News Group since 2007. He’s a graduate of California State University, Fullerton and Cerritos College in Norwalk. He loves dogs and has a pet German shepherd, which in turn, has a pet cat. Brian is a local news junkie, a licensed drone pilot and a part-time science geek with an unfortunate predilection for puns.

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